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Esophogus
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What serves as a passage way for both air and food?
the esophagus, of course
What is a common passage for food and air in your body?
The tube for both food and air is called the pharynx. The tube for just food is the esophagus, and the tube for just air is the trachea.
Function of a pharynx?
It serves as a passage way for food travelling from the oral cavity to the esophagus and for air travelling from the nasal cavity to larynex
What can travel through the pharynx?
Air and food can both travel through the pharynx. It serves as a passage for air to reach the lungs through the trachea and for food to reach the esophagus on its way to the stomach.
What is the passage way of food and air?
pharynx
What is the passage way for both air and food?
The pharynx
Does food pass through the pharynx?
Food does pass through the pharynx before it goes into the esophagus and on to the stomach.
Which part of the circulatory system serves as passage way of blood?
heart
What is the passage way of the air?
pharynx
The next passage after your nose in the upper respiratory tract is what?
Well, the next region that air passes is consequently the nasal cavity. But beyond that, it flows through the nasal and paranasal sinuses, and eventually makes it way down to the larynx and pharynx.
What is the function of the phary?
The pharynx serves as a passageway for food, liquids, and air. It plays a crucial role in the process of swallowing, as it helps direct the food and liquids toward the esophagus and prevents them from entering the trachea. Additionally, the pharynx is involved in producing sounds for speech.
The structure that extends from the choanae to the larynx and functions as a passage way for air food and drink but is also important as it resonates sounds produced in the larynx is called what?
Pharynx
